Graded Administration System Of The Compulsory Education In The Countryside

This thesis has analyzed the reform in the compulsory education in the countryside since the mid-eighties of the twentieth century and holds that the reform has achieved a lot in encouraging the local governments' enthusiasm in educational, raising teachers' social standing, improving the educational conditions and making the compulsory universal.Therefore, with the Chinese market economic reform and the tax reform in countryside, the administration system has begun to be a major impediment to quality education. It has led to, first, the insufficiency of funds for education, second, the injustice in the distribution of educational funds, third, schools' lack of independence, fourth, the lack of macro-domination in the development of elementary education.After the analysis this thesis holds that this phenomenon results from the following:1. The indistinct duties and rights of the local governments and schools;2. The occurrence of illegal behavior in the educational administration of the local government;3. The disharmony between the graded administration system and the present tax and financial system;4. The inadequate investment in elementary education.Hence this thesis brings forth the new compulsory education system in countryside: the compulsory education should be administrated by the central government; the educational funds are invested by the central and local governments; the headmasters in the primary schools and middle schools should be responsible for and in charge of the school.